RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest German population share, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Genesee County, NYNY58,41625.7%−7.0 pts

02Wyoming County, NYNY39,74125.6%−9.2 pts

03Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39025.2%−6.5 pts

04Lewis County, NYNY26,47923.2%−7.8 pts

05Allegany County, NYNY46,80022.2%−7.8 pts

06Niagara County, NYNY208,91222.0%−6.9 pts

07Schoharie County, NYNY30,17621.6%−9.2 pts

08Erie County, NYNY946,74121.0%−5.7 pts

09Ontario County, NYNY113,13020.9%−7.0 pts

10Orleans County, NYNY39,82520.8%−6.3 pts

11Livingston County, NYNY61,43820.5%−9.0 pts

12Wayne County, NYNY91,25020.5%−5.4 pts

13Yates County, NYNY24,54719.7%−5.6 pts

14Fulton County, NYNY52,21619.3%−2.8 pts

15Delaware County, NYNY44,30518.8%−8.4 pts

16Seneca County, NYNY32,88318.6%−4.1 pts

17Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12618.1%−6.9 pts

18Schuyler County, NYNY16,92417.8%−0.7 pts

19Columbia County, NYNY60,16817.2%−5.7 pts

20Greene County, NYNY47,23816.9%−0.7 pts

21Madison County, NYNY67,12016.7%−5.0 pts

22Hamilton County, NYNY5,00616.6%−4.9 pts

23Steuben County, NYNY91,85516.3%−7.0 pts

24Monroe County, NYNY750,50616.1%−5.1 pts

25Chemung County, NYNY80,41516.0%−4.9 pts

26Cayuga County, NYNY74,36515.9%−2.1 pts

27Herkimer County, NYNY59,21915.9%−6.6 pts

28Tioga County, NYNY47,45315.3%−8.1 pts

29Saratoga County, NYNY241,34315.2%−1.0 pts

30Otsego County, NYNY60,58915.0%−6.8 pts

31Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614.8%−3.1 pts

32Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51014.7%−5.3 pts

33Cortland County, NYNY45,85014.6%−2.4 pts

34Chenango County, NYNY45,71514.6%−3.0 pts

35Oswego County, NYNY118,56914.3%−6.7 pts

36Ulster County, NYNY183,33014.3%−5.4 pts

37Onondaga County, NYNY466,58414.2%−5.4 pts

38Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.8%−5.4 pts

39Oneida County, NYNY226,39213.8%−5.4 pts

40Sullivan County, NYNY80,58613.5%−5.5 pts

41Warren County, NYNY65,02013.4%−0.7 pts

42Broome County, NYNY195,73613.0%−5.1 pts

43Essex County, NYNY36,43812.8%−0.8 pts

44Schenectady County, NYNY162,58112.4%−2.2 pts

45Albany County, NYNY321,22512.3%−4.3 pts

46Tompkins County, NYNY104,04712.2%−3.7 pts

47Dutchess County, NYNY300,70812.0%−5.5 pts

48Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09011.0%−5.8 pts

49Washington County, NYNY59,35310.5%−1.6 pts

50Putnam County, NYNY99,0289.8%−7.8 pts

51Orange County, NYNY417,6699.0%−5.9 pts

52St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4888.8%−1.4 pts

53Clinton County, NYNY78,1388.8%+0.0 pts

54Franklin County, NYNY46,5008.0%−1.2 pts

55Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9396.9%−3.9 pts

56Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.8%−1.7 pts

57New York County, NYNY1,664,8625.7%−1.1 pts

58Rockland County, NYNY357,3974.9%−3.1 pts

59Richmond County, NYNY501,2903.2%−2.3 pts

60Kings County, NYNY2,653,9632.8%+0.7 pts

61Queens County, NYNY2,358,1822.3%−0.9 pts

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.9%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES